Posted on 09/19/2018 5:15:52 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Indeed. I had horrible cystic acne when I was a teenager. It left scars that are still very visible today. Even at 46 it’s hard to look at people in the eye and I feel judged. Kinda sucks, but when I was 17 and awkward it was just horrible.
If I blame my parents for any part of my upbringing it was for not putting me on accutane. Accutane was a fairly new drug in the 80’s and my dermatologist was concerned about side effects, but felt it was warranted for me.
Plastic surgery is an option, but I don’t have thousands to drop on laser surgery, and, to be honest, I don’t really give a sh-t anymore what people think
Ewww.
Pizza-faces, UNITE!!!
And yes, acne is a miserable affliction to have, on every level.
*** If I blame my parents for any part of my upbringing it was for not putting me on accutane. ***
I resisted accutane for my daughter when she was in high school because of the possible side effects like bone loss. Poor child. After 2 years of the dermatologist trying everything else, I said okay to accutane.
Miracle drug, IMHO. She was completely clear of any sign of acne in four months. She has the most beautiful peaches and cream complexion, and is in her thirties. And all it took was a few months of accutane for a lifelong cure.
*** Pus Is Us!!!
Pizza-faces, UNITE!!! ***
There was a kid in high school, we called Pizza Face. I never knew him or talked to him, but everyone called him Pizza Face. He was killed in Viet Nam. I still feel guilty for referring to him by that name.
Girls have both estrogen and acne-causing testosterone too flooding their systems during puberty.
Yep, it’s a miracle drug. As mentioned, severe acne was not all too uncommon back in the 80’s. When Accutane became a gold standard in treatment, the kids who had devastating cystic acne cleared up after rounds of treatment.
I struggled with acne all the way into my 20’s until my bout with puberty and hormones ended, but was left with scars that almost resembles the type that Hollywood actor and conservative, James Woods has.
Good call on your daughter.
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